Colgate Raiders vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 11/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colgate Raiders vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: B1G+

Breslin Center is the site where the Michigan State Spartans (30-7 last year) will go up against the Colgate Raiders (14-19 last season) on Monday.

The Colgate Raiders stepped onto the hardwood against American and ended up losing by a score of 72-62 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Raiders finished with 14 and American had 9 personal fouls. They also made 7 of 17 attempts from beyond the arc. American finished shooting 84.6% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of 13 attempts. On top of that, American snagged 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. American doled out 11 assists and had 8 steals in the game. With regard to the defense, Colgate allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 27 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 9 dimes for the contest in addition to creating 11 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 27 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Raiders knocked down 5 of 7 shots for a rate of 71.4%. Colgate ended having earned a 43.9% field goal percentage (25 of 57) and made 7 out of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jalen Cox is a player who was a major factor in this contest. He was able to score 16 points on 7 of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins and pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 77.8% from the field and also earned 3 dimes.

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Colgate steps onto the court after finishing with a mark of 14-19 last season. They gave up possession 11.3 times per contest and as a team committed 14.9 personal fouls per game. As a group, Colgate pulled in 32.3 rebounds per game and racked up 467 dimes throughout last year, which was 141st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Raiders connected on 35.6% on shots from distance (287 of 806) and 73.0% from the free throw line. They averaged 72.1 points per game (232nd in the country) while going 46.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Raiders forced their opponents into 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 13.4 personal fouls. They relinquished 37.3% on shots from distance and they were ranked 193rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.4). The Raiders defensively gave up an opponent FG percentage of 45.6% (876 of 1,920) and they relinquished 33.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They were ranked 272nd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 468 surrendered over the course of last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Michigan State Spartans took a loss by a final score of 70-64 against Auburn. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Michigan State permitted Auburn to snag 36 in total (10 offensive). They finished shooting 28.0% from 3-point land via 7 of 25 and ended up going 11 of 20 from the free throw line (55.0%). The Spartans allowed Auburn to make 26 of 61 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 42.6% for the matchup. Overall, the Spartans walked away from this one shooting 22 for 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.4%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Michigan State made 7 out of their 23 attempts (30.4%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.3%. Auburn was called for 16 personal fouls for the game which took the Spartans to the free throw line for 16 shots. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. The Spartans corralled 27 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 38 for the game.

Jaxon Kohler ended up having an impact for the Spartans in this matchup. He converted 6 of 8 for this game for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and totaled 11 rebounds. He had 17 points in his 28 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

Michigan State had a win-loss mark of 30-7 last season. As an offensive team, the Spartans hit 45.8% from the floor, which was ranked 113th in D-1. Michigan State accumulated 2,874 points last year (77.7 per game) and they pulled down 39.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists was at 16.6 times per contest (24th in college hoops) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per contest. The Spartans committed 16.7 personal fouls every game and they went 77.9% from the free throw line.

The Michigan State defense gave up 28.0% on shots from beyond the arc (246 of 880) and their opponents made 71.4% of their foul shots. They surrendered 12.5 dimes and 30.9 total boards per game, which was ranked 118th and 16th in college hoops. The Spartans on the defensive end were ranked 44th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 67.1. They forced their opponents into 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (27th in college hoops).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Michigan State

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